The REASON they are "pre-packaged" is to allow the...

The REASON they are "pre-packaged" is to allow the melding of the flavors to soak into themselves and especially the bread!! Hence the "pre-packaging". A "fresh" sandwich is a comment only the ill-informed would make. And if you want to be manby-pamby treated then I suggest going over to another New Orleans institution, "Mothers"!! You'll leave crying!!